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Neovascularization of the eye, often associated with diabetes mellitus, is also a risk factor. People who have undergone surgery (such as for cataracts) may develop hyphema during or up to a week after the surgery. [9] Vitreous hemorrhage can be caused by proliferative diabetic retinopathy, vitreous detachment with or without retinal breaks ...
Gas tamponade has been used for retinal detachment surgery, helping reduce the rate of fluid flow through retinal tears. Research suggests that patients undergoing surgery with tamponade agents of C 3 F 8 gas and standard silicone oil had the best visual and anatomic outcomes, over other tamponade agents.
Retinal hemorrhage (UK English: retinal haemorrhage) is a disorder of the eye in which bleeding occurs in the retina, the light sensitive tissue, located on the back wall of the eye. [1] There are photoreceptor cells in the retina called rods and cones , which transduce light energy into nerve signals that can be processed by the brain to form ...
Retinal detachment is a condition where the retina pulls away from the tissue underneath it. [1] [2] [3] It may start in a small area, but without quick treatment, it can spread across the entire retina, leading to serious vision loss and possibly blindness. [4] Retinal detachment is a medical emergency that requires surgery. [2] [3]
The person's vision may improve over time as the blood moves by gravity lower in the anterior chamber of the eye, between the iris and the cornea. [1] In many people, the vision will improve, however some people may have other injuries related to trauma to the eye or complications related to the hyphema. [ 1 ]
Dara Lehon saw spots, blurriness with migraine. PFO caused her rare eye stroke, retinal artery occlusion. Eye stroke is painless, quick loss of vision in 1 eye.
Cerebral venous thrombosis is a blood clot of the cerebral vein in the brain, according to Healthline. If left untreated, it can lead to brain bleeding and stroke. If left untreated, it can lead ...
A Hollenhorst plaque (also known as a retinal cholesterol embolus) is a cholesterol embolus that is seen in a blood vessel of the retina.It is usually found when a physician performs ophthalmoscopy, during which a plaque will appear as a small, bright crystal that is refractile (reflects the light from the ophthalmoscope) and yellow. [1]